Bidding Closes on Fairhope’s Round House Move, Setting Up City Council Vote
The City of Fairhope has closed bidding on relocating the historic Round House, or "Hermit Hut," clearing the way for a City Council vote on moving it to Flying Creek…
Pittman Bill Aims to Shield Teacher Insurance Plan From Costly Drug Litigation
The Alabama Senate passed a bill by Sen. Trip Pittman of Montrose clarifying the law so the state teacher insurance plan could negotiate prescription drug rates, a move backers said…
Endorsements and Fish Fries Crowd the Calendar as Primary Day Nears
With Alabama's June 1 party primaries days away, campaigns across Mobile and Baldwin counties raced to stack up endorsements, rallies and receptions, from a Battleship Park fish fry to a…
Byrne Camp Sees AEA’s Hand Behind Attack Ad from a PAC Nobody Can Trace
A television spot from True Republican PAC attacks Bradley Byrne's conservative credentials by digging into his Democratic past. His campaign says the money trail leads to the teachers' lobby.
Home Builders Back Bradley Byrne in Fairhope as Governor’s Race Money Trickles In
The Home Builders Association of Alabama endorsed Bradley Byrne in Fairhope, his third major business endorsement, while Ron Sparks and Robert Bentley worked the Mobile Bay donor rolls.
Baldwin County’s Sages Named the One Problem They Would Fix First: The Traffic
Asked to name the single problem in Baldwin County that could be corrected with relative ease, business people and civic figures answered with near unanimity: the roads, the bridges and…
Asked to Name a Statesman, Alabama Lawmakers Crossed Party Lines
Coastal legislators were asked which colleagues outside their own delegations deserved to be called statesmen. The answers, from Republicans and Democrats alike, revealed who commanded respect in Montgomery.
Cooper Presses Pittman for Four Debates and a ‘Play Nice’ Campaign Pact
Democratic nominee A.J. Cooper asked Republican Trip Pittman for four Baldwin County debates and proposed a written accord limiting spending, banning personal attacks and cleaning up campaign signs.
Trip Pittman Enters the Race for Baldwin County’s Vacant Senate Seat
Montrose businessman Trip Pittman announced a Republican campaign for the Alabama Senate seat left open when Bradley Byrne took over the state's two-year college system, with the primary set for…
A Mother’s Notes to a Son: An Election, a Wedding, and a Mobile Household in 2004
A collection of e-mails from a Mobile mother to her grown son captures the 2004 election season as it was lived in one Alabama household: gloom, gallows humor, wedding logistics…